Data Scientist vs Backend Engineer
Side-by-side salary and market comparison from real job listings.
Data Scientist
Backend Engineer
Median salary
$88,450,115,000
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25th percentile
$800,001
$17,500,003
75th percentile
$90,000,110,000
$NaN
Top 10% earn above
$90,000,110,000
$35,000,055,000
Listings with salary
4
121
Remote/hybrid
100%
9%
Top skills: Data Scientist
data science & analyticstechnicalleadpythoncloud
Top skills: Backend Engineer
backend-developmentpythonengineeringseniorbackend
Both roles pay about the same at the median.
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